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A Tale of Two (and a half) Decades
I wrote this in 2015 just prior to Jurgen Klopp taking over the club. This is a fictional retelling of highs and lows across twenty-five years of my life. But it is also the journey of Liverpool FC from 1990 to 2015. You might sense their journey running quietly through these lines. I never name the club. But they are there. For those who know where to look. It was the best of times. He was top of the class and graduated with spectacular results. The undisputed king of hearts. Loved and feared by everyone in equal measure, he had partied like there was no tomorrow and drank to many…
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Thank you, Rahul ‘Jammy’ Dravid
Rahul Dravid never demanded attention, but by the time he retired, he had earned reverence. This tribute, written after his retirement, traces the innings and moments that made “Jammy” not just an unforgettable cricketer but a constant companion to me and to a generation that watched him carry Indian cricket on quiet, unassuming shoulders.
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On Gratitude – Part 1
Beware the ides of March So said a soothsayer in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. While that quote remains in most people’s minds, it is what Caesar replied with, that stayed in mine. He is a dreamer; let us leave him It was January 2015, the first time I saw multitudes of comics on stage as part of an event organised by Times of India. I knew of only one amongst those comics and that too in a completely different avatar. I loved what I watched that day. All but one (an interesting story for another day) succeeded that day in getting consistent laughs. Following that high, I pushed myself to…
